PCMech – Many of you computer enthusiasts out there like to overclock your PC’s (personally, I avoid it like the plague), however a direct side effect to this is the increased power usage your steroid pumped PC consumes. Increased power usage not only contributes to a higher power bill, but also increased output of heat (which will [...] read more

we CAN help IT – One of the things that comes up in tech transfer and in IT all the time is whether something is a good idea or whether it is truly innovative. A podcast I listen to is called “Killer Innovations” from Phil McKinney, and his podcast focuses on an innovation process he has developed over the years. [...] read more

Cyber Cynic – Security people can talk until theyre blue in the face about the dangers of unsecured Windows PCs and how they can be used in botnets. Does anyone listen?
Well, it sure doesnt seem like it some days. Perhaps this Botnet map from CSO will help get the message across. [...] read more

The World Is My Office — One of my favorite magazines, The Economist, published a very good special report last month called Nomads at last in which they explored the extreme telecommuting lifestyle. [...] read more

4sysops – For Windows Administrators – I have been asked to write an article about the Windows Vista vs. XP issue for the German magazine Computerwoche. They translated an InfoWorld article by Randall C. Kennedy which is one of the best Vista bashing articles I read so far. After reading it, I was attracted by the challenge to defend the Vista pro stance. I agree with some of Kennedy’s views, but quite a few of his claims distort the real picture, in my view. [...] read more

Data Center Knowledge – The server thefts are getting out of hand. The latest incident didnt involve a data center, but involved an HSBC server in Hong Kong that contained transaction records for 159,000 customer accounts. The bank said it had lost track of the server during renovation work at a Kwun Tong district branch… read more

Digital Inspiration – Plaxo has added a people search engine to help you find friends who may be using Plaxo but are not connected to you yet.
Earlier, you could search for people on Plaxo only if you remembered their email addresses but now they have relaxed the rules and lets you perform a search by name [...] read more

Blah, Blah! Technology – Company names, slogans and logos can all be legally protected in one way or another. But what about keywords? Where does a company name end and search query begin? In a US law court, of all places [...] read more

Life Rocks! 2.0 – OpenOffice.Org 3.0 which is due in September has released a beta version. This beta release is made available to allow a users to test and evaluate the next major version of OpenOffice.org, but is not recommended for production use at this stage. OpenOffice.org 3.0 features new “Start Centre”, fresh-looking icons, and a new zoom control [...] read more